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WACO.
a Medical Association Meets-AppointeC
by tho Governor-Court Notes.


Special to the Gazette
WACO, TEX, April 12.-The quarterly
session of the Central Texas Medical As
sociation convened in this city at IL
o'clock this morning, being called to Or
der by the President, DR.. F. NJ. Pitts of
Mount Calm.
The roll was called and quorum found
present. The minutes were then read
and approved.
On call of committees the committee
on bylaws and constitution was granted
further time.
DIR. Client of Bolton, lor the commit
tee on library and museum, read several
letters from various publishers, in which
many expressed their desire to help build
up library.
The committee on neurology had moth
ing to report.
The committee on the presidents
address, continued from last meeting, re-
ported that they had nothing further to
report, except that the committee disap-
proved of the establishment of q medical
journal by the association. The report
was received and the committee dis
charged.
The president ruled that in future all
committee reports shall be reduced to
writing and presented to the secretary
previous to the meeting.
The president made short address on
the work in hand and urged the members
to work.
The discussion of subjects being next
in order and Dr. Snead being absent, DR..
Client stated that he had paper on the
subject of eclampsia, written by DR.. A.
G. Enochs, of Bell county. which was
read to the association and proved very
valuable paper, it being the report of
three cases attended by the author.
DR.. Sears reported from memory a case
similar to one of those reported in the
paper, which he had attended since the
last meeting of the association.
The discussion elected the hearty ap-
plause of the members, and the conven-
ton then took q recess until o'clock
this afternoon.
The afternoon session was chiefly de-
voted to the consideration of routine
matters and hearing topics of interest to
the profession, which was well represent
ed, there being delegates present from a
half dozen or more counties of Central
Texas.
The Day publishes the following this
afternoon: GAS the Day goes to press it
is learned on good authority that Senator
Richard II. Harrison of this city was to-
day appointed by Governor Ross Assist
ant Attorney General of the state. This
is an important appointment, and in
making it Governor Ross has not
only made a creditable selection,
personally and professionally (Which
is the chief consideration, but
paid compliment to Waco, that will be
appreciated by those who know Senator
Harrison. At this writing the Day is not
N position to state whether the Senator
will or will not accept the appointment,
but it is understood that he will. The
office is fairly lucrative, the salary being
$2500 per annum."
Senator Harrison was seen this evening
and it can be authoritatively stated that
he will accept the honorable position
Austin tomorrow.
Proceedings in the United States court |
to-day were unimportant, and the court |
before noon. In the District |
court of this county the case of the State |
of Texas vs.. the Texas erevOlent Associ- |
alton came to trial The suit is brought |
by the state to compel defendant to pay
taxes, which is resisted by de-
PENDANT on the ground that it is benevo-
lent and cooperative organization on the
order of the Knights Of Honor, etc, and,
therefore, not liable for such taxes. The
case went 20 the, jury at p. M, after able
argument on botn sides. The verdict was
against defendant. An appeal will be
taken by the defendantyE